Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-31
Haven, Mexican war; Emily, widow of James Brickner, Woodstock, reissue, Charles L.

Haven, Mexican war; Emily, widow of James Brickner, Woodstock, reissue, Charles L. Lee, Jewett City.
 THE HARTFORD DEPOT.
 The committee of the New York, New Haven and and formally accepted the revised plan of MT. Sheplsy, the Boston architect for the depot in pot will be about 500 feet long and the central wait ing room is 1751sS oe and an s1 ss The structure will
 FAIRFIELD COUNTY FAIR.
 Several Bridgeport men are talking up the project of buying the franchise of the Fair field County Agricultural society, which is financially embarrassed. Should they be successful the county fair will hereafter be held in Bridgeport instead of Norwalk.
 Senator Hawley and Miss Horner will be married their wedding they will spend few weeks at the nome of Charles Dudley Warner in Hartford: Miss has made friends in that city by her pleasing m anee ana Irgnf aeS @ aad be very popular in the social circles of Washington this coming season.
 GERMAN-AMERICAN SCHOOL FAIR.
 Commencing on November IA and contin- uing until the night of the 18th the German American school fair of Meriden will hold forth at the rink. Cash to the amount of $500 will be drawn for, the largest being $100. The committee in charge of the amusements consists of G. Kuhule, Christian Silber, H. Roeth, G. Lehman, Fred Kaemer, H. w. Hirschfeld and A. Hirsch6eld. GENERAL JOSEPH R.. HAwLEY AND HIS AFF1ANcED
 BRIDE IGNORED.
 A brilliant reception was given Friday night in honor of General Joseph R. Hawley and his aff1- anced bride Miss Edt h c. Horner, by MT. and Mrs. street, Philadelphia. Mir. Trumbull is chaplainin- chief of the military order of the Loyal Legion and General Hawley is third officer, the first and second officers being General Sheridan acd ex-President Hayes. Chaplain Trumbull and General Hawley the State of Vermont together thirty years ago The house was brilliantly illuninate1 from top to bottom, and the floral decorations which adorned the entrances to the rooms, the chandeliers and crimson drapings were rich and beautiful. Many notable men were present.
 FELL DEAD IN PHILADELPHIA.
 PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29.-Eugsne Ashton, twenty five years of age, of Pennington Ct., fell senseless the sidewalk at Third and Arch streets at noon to-day and died shortly after he had been conveyed to the Pennsylva- nia hospital. The cause of his death has not been ascertained, but before his death Ash ton said he had been feeling sick and had gone to drug store to get something to re- lieve him. A card in the pocket of the de- ceased had printed on it Eugene Ashton, dramatic reader and elocutionist Major T. B. Pond, manager, Everett House, Connecti- out"
 KILLED IT WITH BROOM.
 NORWICH, Conn, Oct. 2s-When Miss Jennie town the other morning she found big owl perch ed on the pipe. It had come in by way of the well ventilated chimney. Miss Weaver used the school house broom it and will have the bird stuffed.
 Game of the predatory kind is very plentiful The State is overrun with foxes. One was shot half a mile from the center of the city day or two ago and one night this week another got away with ten turkeys from Plain Hill farmer, three miles from town. Coons unusu ally numerous and shot in the day as well as at night city sportsman got on th9 trail of one in Lebanon field few days ago and his dog followed the track and treed the coon on the back of farmer who plough ing. The farmer not surprised He said 1t was tame coon that always welt with him to the field and when it got tired of walking it climbed his hoa